HBOT for cerebral palsy, TBI, and long COVID: our take on local access

NOLA Now published a piece on Dr. Paul G. Harch's HBOT work in New Orleans, spotlighting decades of clinical use in cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, drowning recovery, stroke, and long COVID. It also correctly noted that the FDA has not approved HBOT for several of these conditions. That combination — real clinical interest plus off-label status — is exactly the tension that decides whether a facility survives long term.

Here is what practitioners should hear in that story. Patients seeking HBOT for neurological and post-viral conditions are not going away. Demand is growing. But the chambers, the installation, and the operating protocols behind that demand determine whether a program stands up to scrutiny or becomes the next news story for the wrong reasons. A monoplace chamber sitting in a leased strip-mall suite with no medical director, no safety coordinator, and no accreditation is not a program — it is a liability.

Prestige Hyperbaric supplies hospital-grade chambers to clinics, wellness operators, and serious home users who intend to run treatments professionally. That means chambers built to NFPA 99 standards, real installation by our team, and post-install service that does not disappear after the truck leaves.

If you are running or planning an HBOT program for the conditions in this article, talk to us before you buy. We help operators pick chambers that match their intended patient volume, protocol pressures, and the compliance environment their state or municipality is moving toward. Visit prestigehyperbaric.com or reach our team directly.

Source: NOLA Now